Cowley Creek, Queensland

Cowley Creek is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Cowley Creek had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

Liverpool Creek forms the southern boundary of the locality, entering from the south-west and exiting to the south-east.
The watercourse Cowley Creek enters the locality from the west and flows south-east through the locality becoming a tributary of Liverpool Creek on the south-eastern boundary of the locality.
The land use is predominantly crop growing and aquaculture. The Cowley Aquaculture Farm is a freshwater barramundi farm with 38 ponds with a surface area of approximately, producing 1,150 tonnes of whole fish annually.

History

The name Cowley refers to Ebenezer Cowley, who was a horticulturalist and overseer at Kamerunga State Nursery.

Demographics

In the, Cowley Creek had a population of 13 people.
In the, Cowley Creek had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Cowley Creek. The nearest government primary school is Silkwood State School in Silkwood to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north. There are also non-government schools in Silkwood and in Innisfail and its suburbs.